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Iron Man 3

Tony Stark discovers who he is when the armor is gone.

Tony Stark faces the Mandarin and the deadly Extremis virus while battling anxiety after the Battle of New York. His greatest challenge: surviving without the Iron Man armor.

2013 May 3, 2013 130 min PG-13

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Directed by Shane Black
Release date May 3, 2013
Timeline MCU #8
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Story dossier

Tony Stark faces the Mandarin and the deadly Extremis virus while battling anxiety after the Battle of New York. His greatest challenge: surviving without the Iron Man armor. This wiki dossier collects the movie's MCU phase, timeline placement, core cast, creative team, trailers, images, story highlights, post-credit context, related movies, and Disney+ US viewing status.

Timeline placement

Set after the Battle of New York, exploring Tony's trauma from The Avengers.

01

Tony's anxiety and obsession with armor reveal the personal cost of the Avengers era.

02

The Mandarin threat hides a corporate Extremis conspiracy.

03

Tony destroys the suits and proves Iron Man is the person, not the machine.

People

Cast and characters

Tony Stark / Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.
Pepper Potts Gwyneth Paltrow
James Rhodes Don Cheadle
Aldrich Killian Guy Pearce
Trevor Slattery Ben Kingsley

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Images

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